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“Action Gives Me Hope”: Leah Stokes’ Theory of Change

Leah C. Stokes, associate professor of environmental politics at UC Santa Barbara who recently published a new book, The Carbon Wave, shares with us her perspective on advocacy, systems-level change, and hope for the future.

Don’t Send Kids Back to School With Pesticides

by Alexandra Zissu

Preparing for the school year is full of emotions and supply gathering—but rarely entails plans to safeguard children from harmful pesticides sprayed at schools and playgrounds. That needs to change.

Moms Tell Congress: Clean Car Protections Save Lives

by Melody Reis

Congress is going after long-established state standards for greenhouse gas and smog-forming vehicle emissions. Join Moms in urging lawmakers to oppose this reckless attack on rules that protect kids.

Chemical Disaster on EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s Watch

by Dominique Browning

Chemical disasters happen in the United States every day or two. Yet EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is working to gut one of the only protections from chemical disasters we have.

Moms Say NO to EPA’s Attempt to Fast-Track Polluting Industry

by Cynthia Palmer

A new proposal from EPA pushes the mute button on public input, allowing toxic enterprises into our neighborhoods unannounced and locking us into decades of health risks.

Moms and Kids Take Aim at EPA’s Proposal to Delay Lifesaving Clean Cars Standards

by Moms Clean Air Force

Tailpipe pollution protections finalized in 2024 were projected to prevent thousands of asthma attacks and save thousands of lives. Yet EPA wants to put implementation of these protections on hold for two years.

Moms Confront EPA Over Plans to Greenlight More Plastics Industry Pollution

by Moms Clean Air Force

Moms from Georgia to California spoke out at a virtual EPA hearing about a new proposal to exempt “advanced recycling” plastics incinerators from Clean Air Act pollution protections.